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Fine. Size: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches; Unread store shelf copy with just a touch of wear to covers. Foreword Every culture needs heroes. Stories of heroes remind the old and pass onto the young the characteristics and values which society cherishes. In Western culture, a traditional hero is an untried youth who goes on a journey in which his mettle is tested again and again. In his travels he encounters temptations and evil enemies which he destroys through his courage and virtue. His journey allows him to prove himself and at the same time make the world a better place. At the end of his journey, he returns to the place of his birth. Older, wiser, tested and strengthened, he becomes a counselor to whom the ordinary person may come for guidance. Today, it is widely reported that Americans have no heroes. In other words, the values that cement us together are becoming more elusive. To find heroes, we are looking back to our history for American men and women whose characters and lives will reassure and help us define more clearly who we are. 250 pages.
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Good. Good condition. (Literature, biography, History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. [10], 159, [3] pages. Frontis illustration. Maps. Notes. Biographies of Civil War Generals. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Sticker residue on back cover. Sis Deans is a winner of the Maine Chapbook Award and a Lupine Honor Award recipient. A comprehensive biography of Maine Civil War General Joshua L. Chamberlain, His Proper Post provides a detailed view of Chamberlain's personal and professional life. Deans draws upon her own experiences, and introduces each chapter with stories from her research process. Originally a farm boy from Brewer, Chamberlain fought courageously through the Civil War, and later became Governor of Maine and President of Bowdoin College. Deans also explores Chamberlain's relationships with his wife, Fanny, and their two children. This biography contains several photos-many of which had never before been published before. One would think that Maine's greatest Civil War hero would have a large monument to mark his grave-a stone that would stand out among the others, one that would note his military honors, his four terms as governor of Maine, and his presidency of Bowdoin College. But the pinkish colored stone that marks his grave is small and simple. Only his name and the years of his birth and death are etched into the Maine granite. It was his wish to have nothing more.
